GENERAL FEEDS INC. v. BURNHAM SHIPPING CORPORATION (THE “AMPHION”)

[1991] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 101

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Evans

Charter-party (Voyage) - Dangerous cargo - Anti-oxidant treated bagged fishmeal carried from Peru to China - Cargo being unloaded - Smell of burning reported at hatch no. 3 - Shipowners incurred “increased costs of discharge” - Whether cargo conformed to contractual description - Whether shipowners accepted risk of heating in improperly treated fishmeal - Whether shipowners entitled to damages.